77.4% ▲ +14.2%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.8%
- 2016: 72.6%
- 2021: 77.4%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Mount Hawthorn · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Mount Hawthorn
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Nearly 47% of adults in Mount Hawthorn hold a bachelor degree or higher, making it one of the most highly qualified areas in the region. This strong academic lean is reflected across the board, from high school completion rates to the levels of tertiary study achieved by residents.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels are far above the state and national figures, with 77.4% of residents completing Year 12. This is among the highest rates for this level across similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Mount Hawthorn, Year 12 is the majority at 80%; Year 10 is next at 10%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The proportion of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is far above the national figure, sitting at 46.8%. This is 21 points higher than the Australian average.
46.8% ▲ +28.4%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.5%
- 2016: 42.8%
- 2021: 46.8%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Mount Hawthorn, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 46%, followed by Postgraduate degree (16%) and Certificate III / IV (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications in Mount Hawthorn are most common in management and commerce at 22.7%. Engineering, society and culture, and health each account for about 13% of degrees.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
While the area has among the largest number of schools within 3 km, it has much lower school density per child than most areas. The typical school here is larger than average and has one of the highest advantage scores.
1.07
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
35
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
557
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,118
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Mount Hawthorn
35 schools — 19,506 students, average ICSEA 1,118.
By sector: Government 21 · Catholic 7 · Independent 7
By type: Primary 23 · Secondary 6 · Combined 6
| Mount Hawthorn Primary School, Mount Hawthorn | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 936 | 1,140 |
| Mount Hawthorn Education Support Centre, Mount Hawthorn | Government | Primary | 0.3 km | 28 | 1,049 |
| Aranmore Catholic Primary School, Leederville | Catholic | Primary | 0.9 km | 179 | 1,084 |
| Aranmore Catholic College, Leederville | Catholic | Secondary | 1.1 km | 739 | 991 |
| TSH (Teach, Speak, Hear), Wembley | Independent | Combined | 1.1 km | 265 | 1,097 |
| Bold Park Community School, Wembley | Independent | Combined | 1.1 km | 189 | 1,117 |
| Lake Monger Primary School, Wembley | Government | Primary | 1.4 km | 335 | 1,078 |
| St Denis School, Joondanna | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 200 | 1,123 |
| Kyilla Primary School, North Perth | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 364 | 1,132 |
| Chrysalis Montessori School, Glendalough | Independent | Primary | 1.7 km | 123 | 1,168 |
| School Of Isolated and Distance Education, Leederville | Government | Combined | 1.8 km | 336 | 1,063 |
| St Kieran Catholic Primary School, Tuart Hill | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 427 | 1,067 |
| Servite College, Tuart Hill | Independent | Secondary | 2.0 km | 1,032 | 1,058 |
| West Leederville Primary School, Leederville | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 551 | 1,146 |
| Tuart Hill Primary School, Tuart Hill | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 648 | 1,066 |
| North Perth Primary School, North Perth | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 470 | 1,135 |
| Coolbinia Primary School, Coolbinia | Government | Primary | 2.4 km | 401 | 1,139 |
| Osborne Primary School, Osborne Park | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 262 | 1,057 |
| Sir David Brand School, Coolbinia | Government | Combined | 2.5 km | 63 | 1,032 |
| Bob Hawke College, Subiaco | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 1,972 | 1,129 |
| Perth Modern School, Subiaco | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,472 | 1,230 |
| St Paul's Primary School, Mount Lawley | Catholic | Primary | 2.8 km | 186 | 1,141 |
| Wembley Primary School, Wembley | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 756 | 1,166 |
| Yokine Primary School, Yokine | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 313 | 1,073 |
| Mount Lawley Senior High School, Mount Lawley | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 2,041 | 1,103 |
| Carmel School, Dianella | Independent | Combined | 3.5 km | 390 | 1,149 |
| Subiaco Primary School, Subiaco | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 706 | 1,169 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School, Highgate | Catholic | Primary | 3.6 km | 180 | 1,124 |
| SEDA College WA (Wembley Second Campus), Wembley | Independent | Secondary | 3.7 km | 531 | 1,014 |
| Highgate Primary School, Highgate | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 943 | 1,110 |
| Churchlands Primary School, Floreat | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 481 | 1,169 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes School, Nollamara | Catholic | Primary | 3.9 km | 192 | 1,071 |
| Mount Lawley Primary School, Mount Lawley | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 543 | 1,155 |
| Perth College, Mount Lawley | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 889 | 1,138 |
| Sutherland Dianella Primary School, Dianella | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 363 | 1,083 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Mount Hawthorn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51015/mount-hawthorn/topic/education